Once a dieter has slipped up and indulged at the Dairy Queen, he ...

[V@ndy87]

Once a dieter has slipped up and indulged at the Dairy Queen, he or she is likely to engage in ________________.
 
  Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

Question 2

Briefly describe the different ways in which emotions can improve or hinder judgments, decision-making, and performance. When and why are they helpful and when and why are they harmful?
 
  What will be an ideal response?

[Bigfoot1984]

Answer to Question 1

counterregulation

Answer to Question 2

a . People who lack emotions have great difficulty learning, as well as making judgments and decisions.
b. Emotions promote learning (helping people to learn from their mistakes)
c. Affect-as-information hypotheses: Emotions play an important role in guiding judgments and decision-making.
d. Risk-as-feelings hypothesis: Emotions play an important role in risk assessment, but may lead to biases. Strong conscious emotions can influence people to engage in risky behaviors and ignore future consequences.
e. Anticipated emotions seem to guide sound decision-making; current emotions seem to impair it.
f. Broaden-and-build hypothesis: Positive emotions in particular might put people in a more open, creative, and exploratory mindset, paving the way for intellectual and social growth.
g. Positive emotions in particular also tend to enhance task persistence, cognitive flexibility, and general task performance.

[V@ndy87]

TYSM

[elyse44]

Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it